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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1946

Page

2

Local News Briefs Include Travel Plans and Social Visits

Ruth Boller leaves for Denver to visit a child hospital on tomorrow’s schedule. Chris tian church men and ex service members gather Wednesday at 7 for program and lunch. Fur coat bargains at Rothschild's highlight reconditioned coats priced 25 to 120 dollars. Local residents visit relatives, attend funerals, or resume studies across Illinois and Kansas.

Brotherhood of the Christian Church Rothschild’s

Hospital Discharges And Admissions Reported

Warl Atterback of 515 West Main street was discharged yesterday afternoon. Mrs Ronald Lord of 928 South Fourth avenue was dismissed this morning. T W Palmer of 1203 North 12th avenue was admitted this morning as a surgical patient and last night Mrs Darrel Neff of 1305 North Sixth avenue as a medical patient. Mrs Lloyd Brown of route four was admitted this morning for an emergency appendectomy.

Warl Atterback West Main Street Ronald Lord South Fourth Avenue T. W. Palmer North 12Th Avenue Darrel Neff North Sixth Avenue Lloyd Brown Route Four

Seidler Announces New Fairfield Game Lineup

Coach A H Seidler unveils a new starting five for Fairfield Little Six tonight. Jack Pauls and Jim Holbert at forwards Dale White center Bill Kelsey and Leland Schmitt as guards. Washington aims to redeem form after a 38 37 Fort Madison loss, while Fairfield seeks improvement after a 58 21 Keokuk setback. Officials Eckstrand and Wright assigned for the first team clash.

Fairfield A. H. Seidler Ottumwa Jack Pauls Jim Holbert Dale Whitecenter Bill Kelsey Leland Schmitt Seidler Demons Fort Madison Washington Keokuk Trojans Fred Eckstrand Mt. Tleasant Ed Wright Oskaloosa

Ainsworth Couple Welcome Daughter At 5:20 A M

Mr and Mrs Orville Tappen of Ainsworth are parents of a seven and a half pound daughter born at 5 20 this morning Sgt B E Cnossen has received his honorable discharge from service through Camp Grant N after three and a half years in service including 13 months in the European theater as a member of the Panther division Mrs Cnessen went to Iowa City today to meet her husband.

Orville Tappen Ainsworth B. E. Cnossen Camp Grant Panther Division Cnessen Iowa City

Plan fieldhouse at Ames for sports and big meetings

Claude Coykendall announces plans for a new Ames fieldhouse to cost 1.006 to 1.5 million dollars. The project, designed as a memorial, would seat 10 000 to 15 000 and include an eighth mile track, basketball court, and spaces for meetings. Construction could begin in 1947, funded by alumni contributions and bonds.

Ames Iowa Claude Coykendail Towa State Alumni Association Towa State College Coykendall

Pig weighs more at four months under sanitation system

Studies show pigs raised with sanitation gain 28 pounds by age four months compared with pigs in an old hog lot. The finding highlights the impact of housing conditions on early growth in swine.

Veterans Team And "Y" Winners 70 to 41 and 53-44

Washington GI basketball team defeated Rock Island 70 to 41, while the YMCA team beat Ainsworth 53 to 44. Key scorers include Lowe Mangold and Man gold for the GIs and Bob Marshall for the Y team, with strong early offense by Washington leading 31 to 13 at halftime.

Washington GI Rock Island Y.M.C.A Ainsworth Washington Lowe Mangold Bowyer Q Jackson Gray McClure Kiesey Lewis Samuelson Bev Yee Ml Fk Kimbel Blanche Stags J. Omelia C. Omelia Dunwoody W. Chamberlain D. Chamberlain Marshall Whitehead Cantoni Morris Edmondson

William D. Moore Dies at Burlington Kansas

William D. Moore, 79, died January 5 at his home in Burlingame after falling in the yard January 2 and breaking his hip. Born July 13, 1866, he was the son of Mac Donald and Matilda Moore and moved to Kansas in 1898. Surviving are his wife, daughter Jennie Gillespie of Topeka, two grandchildren, three sisters, and Olive Moore of Crawfordsville.

Mary W. Packer Crawfordville Jan William D. Moore Burlingame Kan Olive Moore Crawfordsville Mr. Moore MacDonald Matilda Twinam Moore Kansas Jennie Gillespie Topeka E. L. Barthelow Washington Effie J. Wilkins

St Anthony Circle Card Party at Hall

St Anthony Circle of St James church held a card party last evening at K C hall with 14 tables in play. High score prizes went to Mrs B Watson and Leo Shelangoski for bridge, Mrs Cleo Sheckey and Joe Wiehr for pinochle, Kate Shalla and George Horn for euchre, door prize won by Mrs Mert Rickford, refreshments served, led by Mrs Hubert Walker.

St. Anthony St. James Church K.C. Hall B. Watson Leo Shelangoski Cleo Sheckey Joe Wiehr Euchre Kate Shalla George Horn

Local Fortnightly Club to host talent program

Members of the Fortnightly club will attend a general meeting Tuesday January 15 in the Methodist church social rooms. Hostess departments include Literature Drama and Child Study. Mrs W B Dupuis will preside. Drama charts feature a department play. Music chorus directed by Carolyn Hamilton. Mrs W A Erbe directs the one act play with Bernice Quintus on stage and Mrs Edith Strait handling properties.

Methodist Church W. B. Dupuis Carolyn Hamilton W. A. Erbe Bernice Quintus Edith Strait Lexington Circle Ralph Tadlock E. D. Morrison, Jr C. W. Mclaughlin Good Will Club Jake Wenger C.F. Hall K. C. Hall Masonic Temple F.T.A Prairie Flower Missionary Society Arthur Wiley Clayton Bear I. C. Reeves Rebekah Club Paul Harvey Paul Deimerly Ruth Nichol Lyle Wilson H. H. Club Worrest Walker Rural Woman's Club Mary Shields Alice Hunter Independent Charles Kennedy Robert Dawson Lincoln P.T.A Stewart P.T.A

Building outlook discussed by Harry Sowden at Rotary

Harry Sowden manager of the Washington hotel urged planners to finalize plans and specs before building. He warned material and labor bottlenecks will slow activity for a year or two and cited current delays as obstacles to home construction. Rev. M C Kilpatrick shared naval service memories from Tokyo Bay and Iwo Jima during Japan surrender operations.

Harry Sowden Rotary Club Sowden Washington Hotel Rotarians M. C. Kilpatrick Tokyo Bay Japan Iowa Continental Telephone Company Leo FE. Sturgeon

Birthday greetings and anniversaries noted in Keota

Mr W Kephart marks his List birthday as well as a 58th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Kephart on November 2. The column lists numerous birthday wishes for residents including Dorothy Greiner and James Swailes and Judith Howell, plus former Washington residents Harry Dickerson and Charles Long Jr. with birthdays today.

W. Kephart Mrs. Kephart Dorothy Kathleen Greiner William J. Greiner Keota James Kendall Swailes Kenneth Swailes Route Three Judith Ann Howell W. E. Howell Washington Harry Dickerson Des Moines Charles Long, Jr Seattle, Wash

YWCA President Names Committees

The YWCA executive board met with 15 members as Mrs. Harriet Coulter opened with devotions. Officers for the new year include Coulter president, Dade Shearer 1st vice president, Idna Mercer 2nd vice, Weldin secretary, Etha Dawson treasurer. Standing committees list many members across hospitality publicity activities and nominating for the year.

Harriet Coulte Elizabeth Dawson Coulter Dade Shearer Idna Mercer P. Weldin Etha Dawson Golia Miller Claude Tucker Charles Wilson Ilugh Hall Mercer Weldin

Sooty chimney sparks first class roof fire

A chimney drew heavy soot flames that fur nated the roof in a blaze described as a first class roof fire. Soot and charred shingles show extensive damage to the structure and nearby area. Fire crews responded promptly to extinguish the blaze.

Fortnightly club reviews Daska by Almedingen

Mrs Crone presented a review of Daska a Russian story about a peasant girl at the Fortnightly club Literature department afternoon meeting hosted by Mrs Dupuis with 13 members present.

A. W. Crow Frank C. Crone Almedingen

Presbyterian morning prayer meeting announced

A Presbyterian church announces a morning prayer meeting to be held at 9:30 on Wednesday at the church location with address 278t noted in the notice.

Presbyterian

Rainbow Girls Elect Beverly Brown as New Worthy Advisor

Rainbow Girls met at the Masonic temple with 28 members present. Beverly Brown was elected worthy adviser as officers were chosen for the coming six months. A called initiation meeting is set for Monday Jan 14 at 8:30 p.m. at the Temple, with all Masons and Eastern Stars invited.

Order of Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple Margaret McCall Beverly Brown Alice Walker Jane Pauls Charity Marie Blattner Hope Ann Tanner Patricia Longwell Julia Hayter Miss Brown Fred Bey

For Sale Act Mentioned For Property Listings

A For Sale Act will set it. Listings include Babcock at 308 EE Jefferson St No 4 Mrs Will E Jones 603 Sk Washington St No 5 Mrs A W Clow 208 E Madison St No 6 at the church Unit No 8 7 30 p m na and Ruth Bridges 114% S lowa Ave. Bring sandwich.

Friendship Club and Families Grace and Frea Shaw W.S.C J. F. Knotek N. W Thompson Carrie Dill Mae Smith Washington St Accie Clapper W. Main St M. Mahin Fred Bey 7Th Ave P. E

Junior Fortnightly Meeting With Miss Tucker

Eleanor Tucker hosted the Junior Fortnightly gathering last evening assisted by Mrs. Lloyd Marek and Mrs. Raymond Whisler. Mrs. W. B. Dupuis presided in leader Edith Finke's absence as Alice McDaniel led the business session. Marcella Blackmer and Imogene Faber from the County Health Unit spoke on First Aid with demonstrations on bleeding shock and artificial respiration. Refreshments were provided by Miss Tucker, Mrs. Marck and Joan Keifer. next meeting set for Feb. 4 with Betty Grecian.

Eleanor Tucker Lloyd Marek Raymond Whisler W. B. Dupuis Claude Tucker Alice McDaniel Edith Finke Marcella Blackmer Imogene Faber County Health Unit Miss Tucker Marck Joan Keifer Betty Grecian

Drug Store Advertise McDaniel's Washington

At all good drug stores everywhere in Washington McDaniel's advertises wide selection and convenient locations for shoppers seeking health and wellness products.

Victor Columbia Capitol Records Washington McDaniel's

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